Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

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PhilDAS in reply to @leggy_blonde

Any lower than 1:1 and you should have bought an XC bike

What is it about XC bikes that makes them more suitable to lower gears?

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leggy_blonde in reply to @PhilDAS

Ask @amey but I think it's to do with the M in MTB.

Or the fact that gravel bikes are supposed to be fast. If you're climbing that slowly, you may as well be on an MTB and have access to/enjoy the tech downs more.

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amey in reply to @leggy_blonde

enjoy the tech downs more.

esp the black section top of beddlestead
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hippy in reply to @leggy_blonde

Makes no sense. I'm using 42T on gradients that MTBs would be using 50T on.

The whole if you are riding that slow, walk, is bullshit too. Because no one factors in the time taken to stagger off a bike, walk it and then try and remount at a more suitable gradient. There's also the break in momentum, etc.

I can rid my gravel bike on the road with my missus and use the same bike to go climb a rocky mountain. MTB would get more places more comfortably but also be slower on the road and, critically, in my case, I already owned an 'adventure' bike.

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